Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Detailed Proposal

01/12/1986
Planning of Works, Schedule

Eleven pages presenting a partial initial proposal of the C.E.S. towards working out the Pasadena multifamily housing problem. Six stages are presented with an estimated time duration for each stage: Stage 1. General environmental criteria, dealing with the environmental quality of multifamily housing; Stage 2. Archetypal solutions, creates models for multifamily housing projects at three densities; Stage 3. Contextual variety adapts the archetypes created to the real variety of lots, neighborhoods, street types and contexts; Stage 4. Zoning ordinance, presenting a first draft of the new ordinance; Stage 5. Field Testing in interim study district; Stage 6. Final presentation and incorporation into law. One draft is included .

Authors:
Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
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